The Daily Haymaker

NC-03: Club For Growth endorses — Celeste Cairns ?????

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I struggled to find ANY information about the Emerald Isle Republican when she first filed. No web presence whatsoever. But the DC-based Club For Growth appears to know all

NC-03: White, 60+, female, REP voters topping voter turnout thus far

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Civitas has a great tool for tracking the early voting in the Third Congressional District’s special election. Here’s a summary of what we’re seeing through today: 5730 total votes

Dark-horse NCGOP chairman candidate tied to Pat McCrory, Art Pope political ops

Posted on April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Michael Whatley seemed to appear out of nowhere. Touting his ties to the 2016 Trump campaign, he’s promising great things for the NCGOP if they just make him their

#hayesscandal: Dallas GIVEN a contract this past weekend?

Posted on April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 by Brant Clifton

An email went out today from “Acting Chair Aubrey Woodard” : […] The NCGOP Central Committee had its bi-monthly meeting on Sunday, April 14 with a full agenda. One of

#hayesscandal: Dallas. Under contract? At the pleasure of … ? (Screenshot-gate?)

Posted on April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Apparently, Dallas Woodhouse is leaving. Apparently, no one in the NCGOP or in the Raleigh drive-by media has the guts to ask the million-dollar question (which may or

#hayesscandal: The verdict is IN …

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The NCGOP’s ruling body met for SEVEN HOURS yesterday to discuss the fate of Robin Hayes and Dallas Woodhouse. As you may have heard by now, NCGOP chairman Hayes

NC drive-by media asleep at the keyboard in #nc-03, #nc-09 special elections

Posted on April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Members of the waning, depleted corps of drive-by media like to thump their chests and proclaim themselves as ‘informers of the people’, ‘protectors of the First Amendment’, and that

Ally, donor to #nc-09’s Dan McCready: Al Qaeda threat is overblown

Posted on April 13, 2019April 13, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Sudanese immigrant Ilhan Omar has made quite a name for herself since arriving in Washington. She was one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress. Her BIG

#nc-03: Doctor Flip-Flop

Posted on April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Nope. THAT is not the newest Bond villain. We’re talking about congressional candidate Joan Perry (R) of Kinston. She’s getting a lot of mileage from hugging babies in

#hayesscandal: Speaker Timmy, Chairman Costanza, & Berger also huddled with Lindberg. (Timmy & Wayne got some $$$. Phil, apparently, did not.)

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Insurance commissioner Mike Causey has hinted that more indictments are likely on the way in this mess. Could some new drive by media reporting be pointing us in the